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8:45 AM ET, November 4, 2008

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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: 'Grey's Anatomy' Discharges Dr. Hahn  —  Brace yourselves, Grey's Anatomy fans: The show has parted ways with a female doc who is blond, beautiful, outspoken - and not Katherine Heigl.  It's Brooke Smith.  As in Dr. Erica Hahn.  As in one half of Callica, Grey's first-ever significant gay couple.
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Grey's Degayed: Brooke Smith Axed; Melissa George No Longer a Bisexual  —  It's true.  Sources confirm that Brooke Smith, who plays Dr. Erica Hahn (a doctor who recently realized she is gay), has been axed from Grey's Anatomy.  —  Even more, I'm told by those who work on the ABC series …
Stacy St. Clair / Chicago Tribune:
Fantasia provides emotional moment as Jennifer Hudson says goodbye to mother  —  As the two-hour wake for her mother, brother and nephew came to an end, Jennifer Hudson approached their coffins and spent a few moments with each.  —  She paused at the casket of her 7-year-old nephew Julian …
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OK! Magazine:
Oprah & Others Come Out to Support Jennifer Hudson  —  As Jennifer Hudson attempts to cope with the monstrous tragedy that recently befell her family, the Oscar-winner has been kept afloat by an outpouring of support from famous friends.  —  On Monday afternoon on Chicago's South Side …
Krista Smith / Vanity Fair:
Isn't She Deneuvely?  —  Two years ago, at 31, Kate Winslet became the youngest actress ever to earn five Oscar nominations.  This go-round, either of her two new movies—Revolutionary Road, which re-unites her with Leonardo DiCaprio, or The Reader—could put a statue in her hands.
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Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: BRITNEY'S HALLOWEEN PICS  —  Look at these EXCLUSIVE pics Britney sent us of her and the boys from Halloween night.  —  Brit, her friends Courtney and Laura Lynn, her assistant Brett and dad Jamie took the boys out trick or treating before heading home to get ready for Drew Barrymore's party.
Kay West / People.com:
Keith: Nicole Looks Good In My Shirt - And Out of It!  —  Keith Urban walked into a party for his most recent No. 1 song, “You Look Good in My Shirt,” clutching the hand of his wife, Nicole Kidman.  —  “It's been eight years since I was first here accepting an award for my first No. 1 song …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman: “I Had a Very Easy Labor”
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Extra:
DeAnna & Jesse: ‘Bachelorette’ Romance Over!  —  The love story is over for “Bachelorette” DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak — and the heartbroken pro-snowboarder spills to “Extra” about the split.  —  Jesse reveals how Pappas ended things, saying, “We took time apart …
Discussion: iVillage and Defamer
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Keanu Cleared of Pap Smear  —  Keanu Reeves' excellent court adventure has just come to an end.  —  After a little more than an hour of deliberations this morning, a Los Angeles jury has cleared the Bill and Ted star in a civil trial brought by a vengeful paparazzo who claimed he was run over by Reeves.
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The Superficial:
Keanu Reeves is ‘The One’ - who doesn't have to pay s**t
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - KEANU FOUND NOT GUILTY IN PAP TRIAL!!!!
Discussion: Digital Spy
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Enjoys a Playful Baby Shower  —  With a whimsical Winnie the Pooh theme, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz celebrated a baby shower with family and celebrity friends, including sister Jessica Simpson and pal Nicole Richie, who brought daughter Harlow.  —  “She was glowing and insanely happy,” says a source.
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Jolie: 'I'm still a punk kid with tats'  —  Angelina Jolie has warned she will never say goodbye to her rebellious streak despite becoming a proud mum of six tots.  —  The yummy mummy remains defiant about her controversial past, which has reportedly included knife sex and now more recently …
Bob Tourtellotte / Fan Fare:
Dr. Greene back from the dead on “ER”  —  (Reporting and writing by Alex Dobuzinskis)  —  Actor Anthony Edwards will return for one episode to the long-running NBC show “ER” as the hospital drama that began in 1994 hits its last season.  Edwards' popular character, Dr. Mark Greene …
Lindsay Lohan / Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan dropped as World Music Awards host  —  Lindsay Lohan has been axed as host of the World Music Awards in Monaco next weekend.  —  At the last minute show bosses panicked over whether she was actually up to the job.  —  We were surprised she was ever asked.
Contactmusic.com:
HEIDI KLUM - KLUM UPSETS HINDUS WITH GODDESS KALI COSTUME  —  HEIDI KLUM has upset America's leading Hindus by dressing up as Goddess Kali for a Halloween party at the weekend.  —  What may have seemed like a little fun for the German supermodel has deeply upset Hindu scholars …
Discussion: X17 Online
Phil / Egotastic!:
Jessica Biel's Naked Photos: Her Worst Regret  —  Back in 2000, when she was just 17, Jessica Biel got naked for Gear magazine.  It was one of the greatest moments in photographic history, and to this day, is still the high point of Jessica Biel's career.  However, the actress doesn't quite …
Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood Apologizes for Upsetting Jessica Simpson  —  Carrie Underwood regrets making Jessica Simpson mad by saying Tony Romo still calls her months after their split.  —  “It was something that was said in passing, and I would never mean to say anything to hurt anybody or stir up anything …
Discussion: X17 Online and MTV Buzzworthy Blog
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Just Jared:
Carrie Underwood - “Elle” December 2008
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Mollygood
People.com:
Couples Watch: Heidi & Spencer, Ashton & Demi  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt in West Hollywood  —  • There were cameras - but Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt weren't posing.  Nope, the normally attention-addicted couple ran quickly down the blue carpet at Los Angeles nightspot The Kress, during a party for Ultimat Vodka.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
New York Post:
ACTOR WAS JOAQUIN UNSTEADILY  —  FRIENDS of Joaquin Phoenix are worried about the star, who has had a very public battle with drink and drugs.  The two-time Oscar nominee ("Walk the Line" and “Gladiator") showed up to a tribute to Paul Newman last week in San Francisco and “was out of it,” said one attendee.
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Marla Lehner / People.com:
Joaquin Phoenix Says Goodbye to Acting (Again)
Discussion: iVillage
 
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